Some of my friends are travelling around the world, and rather than mass-email everyone, they write blogs. A lot of the readers of those blogs don’t yet use Google Reader, and so the writers of the blog want a way to have their friends sign up for emails. Here’s how.
You should be able to set [...]
Good news everyone. You can now sync the contacts from your Gmail account with your Blackberry address book! I have been waiting a long time for this, and I imagine you have too. So, the short version is that Google has decided to implement the feature themselves. Go to m.google.com/sync from your mobile phone. See [...]
I notice that some of my readers have been confused by the difference between commenting and contacting, so let me explain the difference.
If you want to write me a personal, private note, use the contact page. This does not have to be in reference to any specific post, though it can be. It is similar [...]
The Philies won the World Series last night. I like watching Ryan Howard tackle Brad Lidge. But…I can’t find the clip on YouTube.
But wait…I found it in here somewhere. Now if I could just link to it…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb2afvZ53zQ#t=4m8s
Here’s how to do it: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2008/10/link-within-youtube-video.html
A while ago I was caught using my phone to connect my laptop to the internet. I find this particularly useful on the train or, occasionally on the bus. To be honest, all I did was search for instructions on Google. Here are some links for those who can’t manage a Google search on the [...]
Traditionally there are three ways to follow along with a blog. First, you can simply visit its webpage as frequently as you want and check for updates manually. The more common option is to use a feed reader. Basically you tell some program that you want it to follow a certain blog, or several blogs, [...]
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Note: This post only applies to members of the AYA, or Yale Alumni.
So as recent college graduates, my friends and I all must give up our precious Yale email addresses and move on. This is a guide on switching to use the AYA system with Gmail. The specifics are only for Gmail but [...]
I’m currently on a trip in Asia with 4 guys, so we have 5 digital cameras and 7 memory cards which have all of our pictures and videos from the trip. When we get back to the U.S., we will be going to Washington D.C., Nashville, Atlanta, Boston and Tokyo and we need a way [...]
Update: As part of the great merge of 2008, this post no longer points to real links. The principles are real though. I may rewrite it for today’s circumstances.
I found a cool website called “RSS Fwd ” where you put in the blog’s address and then your email address and the rest is done [...]
Google provides a free service that allows you to text them and they will text you back. It’s great for lots of things, like checking the weather, finding a movie or translating some phrase you overheard. There is an interactive demo online. Try ‘w new haven’ for example.
I’ve been promising to write [...]